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Dollar Ends Higher
Against Rivals

Gains Follow Fresh Lows
Posted Against the Euro,
But Trading Level Is Thin

By

Tom Barkley and

Jamie McGeeverDow Jones Newswires

Updated Dec. 4, 2003 8:05 p.m. ET

NEW YORK -- The dollar rebounded in a volatile session, ending North American trading mostly higher against key rivals, after falling to record lows against the euro for the fifth straight day.

The big swings in the market came as liquidity is starting to dry up ahead of the holidays, say traders, with speculative positioning and options-related trading moving the market more than economic events.